First Use, First Commercial Use
See Commercial Use, First
First-to-File
Refers to the system of priority for patent applications used …
First-to-Invent
Refers to the system of priority for patent applications formerly …
Fishing Expedition
Pejorative term used in discovery to describe speculative discovery undertaken …
Five Freedoms
See Four/Five Freedoms.
Fixed, Fixation
Copyright arises when a creative work or expression is first …
Flipping a Company
venture capital term for an exit strategy based on selling …
Flipping Shares
Term for the rapid resale of shares obtained through an …
Floating License
A software license, usually for a network, which allows one …
Floor Loan
A loan made by a manufacturer or another party higher …